Guard-rail clamp



l H. R. AMER@ GUARD RAIL 'CLAMP Filed April 29, 1925 H. R. AKERS GUARD RAILy CLAW? Filed April 29, 1926 2 swam-Sheet 0F TYLER,

This inventioiiielahee 'to goood ira-iii clamps and it is en object of the invention to fomu` vide means whei'eby e may be eiiectively moini'ained in epjpied position but in o me' nei"- wheieby die 'oei-d mii may .Pesio l'v L sied the main,

.v'iib. 'die occasione o precoce :my 11eee gefilmd miie9 and `i epposie #go e oseille weer and e liability oi' e i hee ifo'f.' en by 'iie guard :iiiohoi'ed iii applied y edjioeed Wiiii iedie mein i'oii 'to .fioiiiteio die stand- U; ioeifaiaoii :said mem ieii and guaine?. m f odivemeiiii be ee eou'iolisiied im of leiser.

The invention consiste in 'the deiziiie of eonsmioiioii and the ooiiibinetion efid arrange-,mem oi [the seveie po, oi? my imguard iai emilio efoeiebjgv' eeiiein uuiooei'ii; edv. es elfe eiioiiied :md the device iendeied simplen ieee expensive and dfi oiixerrviee more eoiivenieii'l; end edveoiogeous for use, @viii Toe iioi'einofier more fidi? sei, iioii'i.

The um oi my iiii/oi'i'iioii Wiiieieimod weiem .moy be the one? proceed to de beiiteii" mide' f 'be the 'igui'o li l tion broken 1 'olziinpe eoieiilie. eiiibodiineiii oli liifgui'e 5i io e fiew m ioo'tztenioiziio of one of the spreader blocks.

iifoeti flied iii the @EL ceding io'u'i: 1.;

Figuie 6 o, tfie,,fgnaeoioiffy' View in lop pien iiluetiating o. epioedei' 'block construe@ edwin accordance with o further embodiment of my invention end. in applied position; Figure 7 is e eeetioiiei View teken sub etaiiiioiiy on the line iw-'i' of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is e View in bottom pleo of the from below, y is provided *mili ine 'upwo taie the ready spreadeiI block illustrated in applied'.

As illustrated in the eoeoiiipel'v' inge, G denotes e` gum-d reii ieee usual manner et piopei; position if, spoot to the main rail li/i io eei en Mie iiiiei eide of the wheei flanges of .veiling eioek to prevent the iienges of the opposite Wheeis from nioim'iing oi taking 'Ehe 'vte-omg oido of o frop,` poiidt and. Lime minimizing; liability oie. trein julfopiog The ,eu-eed 'fi a conveiicionei isf/pe and hee e outturned, es et The ceii'ai punitions of he miie dare i'esed on e bese piae upon the upper surface o' acting with said folate 2 oie the ieii piaes 3 and i engegeeioie w'th the' o'eiei 4bese dong-es of said mils, A paraicuieiiy iiiueiraied in Figure l, it iste be noted that the rail plaie e is adept-ed toibo adjusted in a direction lengthwiseoi' izheipioe 2 ie. order to compensate for 'die adjustment ei he ioii G with respect io die i'ail M.

Coeotino' with each outtumed portion l Fi ure 6 lili- M eed 2 weemoed. o me T :find oo- M of the iaii G and the odjeeeiib poiion of the main rail is clamp eonsti'uced in eef oordence with en embodiment of my invention and, ee herein dieofssed such oioinp comprises e, bei" 5 i 'oil underlies the .miie .ivi and G and. having eioee o heiewiiiii @ne end. portion rdiff and inward ly extending hooi; i'oembei' 5 which, snugly receives an outer bose delige of die guard ieiiG, the outer' oi iee end pofbion oi" seid hook member being' tie-iis'w-rieeiy inclined, es ai. oz' io ooi-respond lidi lie iiieiiiieiioii of the web of the eoaeiing; oui-turned poi-tion of the rail G', ie peftieiiieiiy iusiizied .iii iiigure L -Toie end a when giie bei' iii eppiied posiion has oioee contact with eueii web. The opposite end of the. bei 5 is fl1n7ovided with the iiiwardfiy fencing hook meer bei' 'T which, Wiieii the bei." 5 is in applied position Drefemioly teimiiietee eiigiitiy out Wardiy of or beyond the bese fieno@ of the mii M. This sirmione oithe .and the look members G sind 3 euch to facili eppiieei/ioo bei* iii Working positiona fiile inner oi' ei'id oi? the hook noembeil i' is also disposed tiene Versely o; n.inelinej as, et o, seid inclined edge being-reversed to 'the inciiued edge o A. Wedge member W is engaged between the rail M and. the free end of the hook of the bei* 5- lesse the wedges member 7, the outer longitudinal merg-in c ci the member 'i' being' disposed on en incline snbstentielly complemented to the in-` clinstion of the end b of the hook member 7. The wedge member W is applied into working position through the outer side of the applied bei' 5 and es it is forced inwardly the wedge assures ellective clamping en- Psagement with the rails M, and G.

The outer or larger end of the wedge member ll is provided with a. laterally disposed and outstanding 'flange or extension 8 through which is freely disposed a bolt 9, seid bolt being' also freely insertible through the hook member 7. After the wedge bes been pro erly positioned e holding nut 10 is 'three ed upon the bolt 9l for coactiou with-the inner fece ot in desired applied position.A lin practice, I 5nd it ci' importance to interpose between the applied nut' 10 and the bool; member T e. spring, Weeber 11 which provides means to compensate for expansion or contraction incideiit to temperature changes and also tol 10 sgemst backing ofi.-

hold the eppled nut Before the ber 5 is pli-.iced in clamping enngement 'with the mils M and insert etween t e adjacent outturned portion 1 of tbe rail Gr and the mein rail M c filler block E., .e marginal portion 12 of which being inclined 'similar to the inclination of the outturned ortion 1. The inner or restricted end oipthe block Brhes depending therefrom e lug 14 which is adapted to abut the `inner tace 01E the applied ber 5 to hold the iller block B against outward movement. The cooction between the inclined side fece 12 ot the block B and the outturned ortion 1 of the reil G- holds the applied b ook B egeinstmovcment inwardly of the rail G.

As the rail G wears and it is found necessary to move or adjust said rail G with respect to the Ymein rail M to maintain the standard spacing, it is only necessary to re- W end to suiiiciently withdrew the ller bloclr B and bars 5 to eiiiect the requisite movement of the guard rail G toward the ruil M. liben the desired adjustment lies been accomplished the bers 5 erethen eiectively held to the rails M end. G upon forcing the wedge members lii in desired working position.. I also ind it'o advantage to have the outer fece of each of tilt-:wedge members W et its lower portion provided with en outstendinrr flange 15 to extend between the hook members 7 and the adjacent end portion of the ber 5 to provide effective means to en appliedwed e men'ilcer.,v

ln the embo iment of my invention as illustmted in Figures 6, 'l' and 8 earch Eller block i3 has engaged therewith and 'preferebiy through the medium. of e hook 16 en the hookA rember 7 toi maintain the wedge member "WA prevent displacement x0ll innerer end portion' of en elongated bar or strip i The opposite end portion or this bar or strip 17 is adapted to overlic en. adjacent tie and is secured or anchored thereto e. com ventional spike 18. The bor or strip 1i" is rovided thereelong with the spaced open- U2 ings' 19 through one of which the spike 18 adapted to be selectively disposed es the occesions of practice nie-y prefer.

From the foregoing descriptiofv thought to be obvious that e. uz clamp constructed in nccordance r. ith vention is particularly 'well adopt-eo ro by reason of the convenience end 'f with which it may be assembled :ind ated, and it will also be obvious that vention is susceptible oi some change niodiiicetion without departing from f principles and, spirit thecreoi` and t, reason l do not wish to be under-smear limiting myself` to the precise arranger and formation ot tbe several part "be el shovvnin carrying ont my invent-imi tice except as hereinafter claimed..

ll'cleime- 1. In combination with two side by side, one of the rails c portion outtnrned, iiller block e: bf tween the oottnrned portion end the sec-eer: rail, a bar Aunderlying both oi the rails and having inwardly facing hook members one 35* of seid bool; members having close contact with the bese tionge of one ot the rails. e wedge member coecting with the second i.

o" .s u mi and the second hook member, means coeu tlm ing with seid second hook member and wedge member for holding the wedge ber against displacement, the onttiirocd tion of the first riiil holding tlievillcr against movement in one direction., means tor holding seid filler bloclr lmovement in the opposite direction.

2. ln combination with two rails arranged side by side, one of the rails having :in end portion outturned, n tiller block engaged tween the outturned portion and the ec rail, e ber underlying both ot the reileand having inwerdly facing lioolr memb of seid hook members having close Co With the base flange of one of the wedge member coasting with the .and the second lioolt member, coe.: with said second hoolr member and e member tor holding the wedge memo a einst displacement, the outturned portion ot the first rail holdin;f the filler bloei;

against movement in one irection, end li depending from the filler block for contact. bloeit with thev ber for holding seid filler against movement in the o posite dir In' testimony wbereoiE fl nerennte si signature. 

